Cleaning and polishing fluid



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UNITED STATES ANDREW M. SNYDER, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

CLEANING AND POLISHING FLUID.

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Be it known that 1, ANDREW M. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Cleaning and Polishing Fluid, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel and use ful liquid composition for cleansing and polishing various surfaces such as highly polished phonographs, pianos, automobiles, furniture, woodwork in general, enameled beds and leather finished goods, where such articles are susceptible of a polished finish.

Heretofore, cleansing and polishing compositions have been supplied with a certain quantity of hydrochloric acid, and by the use of a composition containing such an ingredient, the highly polished surface of the articles to which it has been applied will eventually lose their lustre, caused by the deleterious effects of the acid.

The fluid composition is of such a quality 0 that it serves not alone as a perfect polishing and cleansing medium, but provides a hard, li hter, varnish-like coating which will not mar, stain, discolor or injurein any manner the surface to which it has been applied. The clear brilliant lustre of the surface of the articles treated is not easily dulled by dust, since the coating is of such acharacter that it will not readily gather dust.

In carrying out my invention, I employ equal. parts by volume of the following liquids: 1 quart of boiled linseed oil; 1 quart spirits of turpentine; 1 quart wood or denatured alcohol; 1 quart'pure apple vinegar; and to this I add: 1 ounce of sea salt.

All these ingredients are placed in a mixer and thoroughly agitated until a homogeneous liquid is obtained.

Apple vinegar contains a weak solution of acetic acid and as such will never act upon the sea salt to form hydrochloric acid, since Application filed August 16, 1921. Serial No. 492,762.

chlorine, which is an element of sea salt or sodium chloride, has a strong aflinity for sodium and therefore cannot be easily liberated by the weak acetic acid. Vinegar and salt, therefore, remain chemically unchanged and the two together provide a quick cutting medium in the liquid whereby stains, grease dirt are readily removed by the composition.

The liquid may be applied in the usual manner by saturating a piece of cheese cloth with the fluid and rubbing the surface of the article with the saturated cloth. If it be found that the surface contains considerable dirt, the same may be first washed in any approved manner, but it must be understood that the polishing and cleansing fluid just described will very thoroughly cleanse all surfaces without the aid of any previous preparation. It may be stated that the cleansing just mentioned, preparatory to the application of the cleansing fluid, is merely suggested for the purposes of economy in the use of the cleansing and polishing fluid.

What is claimed is 2- 1. The herein described composition of matter, comprising cooked linseed oil, spirits of turpentine, wood alcohol, apple vinegar, and sea salt.

2. The herein described composition of matter for cleaning and polishing, comprising boiled linseed oil, spirits of turpentine. alcohol, vinegar, and sea salt, the proportion of salt being less than that of any of the other ingredients.

3. The herein described composition of matter for cleaning and polishing, comprising boiled linseed oil, one quart; spirits o'l turprmtine, one quart; wood alcohol, one quart; vinegar, one quart; and sea salt, one ounce.

in testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

ANDREW M. SNYDER. 

